John Cornyn

March 21, 2013 6:52 PM

New Senate Minority whip John Cornyn of Texas, left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. From left are, Cornyn, as Sen, John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) less

New Senate Minority whip John Cornyn of Texas, left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. From left are, Cornyn, as Sen, John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John Thune, ... more

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (L), speaks to the media while flanked by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on November 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Senators spoke briefly to reporters after attending a policy luncheon. less

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (L), speaks to the media while flanked by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), on November 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Senators spoke ... more

New Senate Minority whip John Cornyn of Texas, left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. From left are, Cornyn, as Sen, John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) less

New Senate Minority whip John Cornyn of Texas, left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. From left are, Cornyn, as Sen, John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John Thune, ... more

John Cornyn is interviewed after leaving the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC after the morning session March 27, 2012.

John Cornyn is interviewed after leaving the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC after the morning session March 27, 2012.

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Sen. John Cornyn is interviewed after leaving the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC after the morning session March 27, 2012.

Sen. John Cornyn is interviewed after leaving the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC after the morning session March 27, 2012.

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John Cornyn and John Kerry descend the steps of the US Supreme Court in Washington after the morning session on March 27, 2012.

John Cornyn and John Kerry descend the steps of the US Supreme Court in Washington after the morning session on March 27, 2012.

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Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. watch a monitor as President Barack Obama speaks about the Keystone XL pipeline live from Cushing, Okla., before their news conference on the same subject, Thursday, March 22, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. less

Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. watch a monitor as President Barack Obama speaks about the Keystone XL pipeline live from Cushing, Okla., before their news conference ... more

President Barack Obama is seen on a television screen speaking live about the Keystone XL pipeline from Cushing, Okla., as Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. talk before the start of their news conference about the same oil pipeline, Thursday, March 22, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. less

President Barack Obama is seen on a television screen speaking live about the Keystone XL pipeline from Cushing, Okla., as Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. talk before the start of their ... more

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, criticizes U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as he speaks to activists from America's political right at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. less

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, criticizes U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as he speaks to activists from America's political right at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, ... more

hJohn Cornyn questions Attorney General Eric Holder as the Senate Judiciary Committee investigates the controversial “Operation Fast and Furious” gunrunning program and how firearms wound up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. less

hJohn Cornyn questions Attorney General Eric Holder as the Senate Judiciary Committee investigates the controversial “Operation Fast and Furious” gunrunning program and how firearms wound up in the hands of ... more

In this file photo, Defense Secretary of Defense nominee, CIA Director Leon Panetta, is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington by Sen. John Cornyn as he arrived to testify before a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination on June 9, 2011 less

In this file photo, Defense Secretary of Defense nominee, CIA Director Leon Panetta, is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington by Sen. John Cornyn as he arrived to testify before a Senate Armed Service Committee ... more

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., welcomes Sen. John Cornyn to the stage during the Republican National Congressional Committee's midterm election results watch party at the Grand Hyatt hotel Nov. 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. less

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., welcomes Sen. John Cornyn to the stage during the Republican National Congressional Committee's midterm election results watch party at the Grand Hyatt hotel Nov. 2, 2010 in ... more

The US flag flies at half-staff as Senator John Cornyn delivers remarks on Nov. 6, 2009 outside US Army III Corps Headquarters one day after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

The US flag flies at half-staff as Senator John Cornyn delivers remarks on Nov. 6, 2009 outside US Army III Corps Headquarters one day after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

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Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Sen. John Cornyn, participate in the committee's markup vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. less

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Sen. John Cornyn, participate in the committee's markup vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, on Capitol Hill in ... more

Senator John Cornyn greets US Army Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley, Commanding General of the US Army Accessions Command, before a hearing on the incidence and prevention of military suicides by the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, March 18, 2009. less

Senator John Cornyn greets US Army Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley, Commanding General of the US Army Accessions Command, before a hearing on the incidence and prevention of military suicides by the ... more

Sen. John Cornyn takes his seat for a hearing on the incidence and prevention of military suicides by the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on March 18, 2009.

Sen. John Cornyn takes his seat for a hearing on the incidence and prevention of military suicides by the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on March 18, 2009.

Photo: Jonathan Ernst, For The Chronicle

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John Cornyn makes remarks at a hearing on the incidence and prevention of military suicides by the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, March 18, 2009.

John Cornyn makes remarks at a hearing on the incidence and prevention of military suicides by the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, March 18, 2009.

Photo: Jonathan Ernst, For The Chronicle

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Brigadier General Frank Turner addresses the media and Army personnel with John Cornyn about the recent trend of suicides in the Battalion and averting future tragedies, at the River Oaks Recruiting Station Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, in Houston. less

Brigadier General Frank Turner addresses the media and Army personnel with John Cornyn about the recent trend of suicides in the Battalion and averting future tragedies, at the River Oaks Recruiting Station ... more